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"Anti-terrorism lessons from the Philippines.(LETTERS)." The Washington Times (Washington, DC). News World Communications, Inc. 2002. HighBeam Research. 24 Sep. 2015 <http://www.highbeam.com>.
"Anti-terrorism lessons from the Philippines.(LETTERS)." The Washington Times (Washington, DC). 2002. HighBeam Research. (September 24, 2015). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-93607080.html
"Anti-terrorism lessons from the Philippines.(LETTERS)." The Washington Times (Washington, DC). News World Communications, Inc. 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2015 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-93607080.html
Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The article "Initiative sees medicine as way to beat terrorism in the Philippines" (Nation, Oct. 23) demonstrates the need for integration of humanitarian and civil affairs action in the international war against terrorism. I would like to call readers' attention to three key lessons learned in the U.S. operations in the Philippines, which can be applied elsewhere:
First, there is the need for partnership between the U.S. military and U.S. Agency for International Development with private organizations and the business community. The campaign to defeat al Qaeda and related terrorist organizations is being waged over much of the globe - from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to the "eastern front" of Indonesia and the Philippines - and involves the hearts and minds of millions of impoverished persons. …
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